[Ohio-talk] The GOOGLE LOOKOUT

[milenacleve at roadrunner.com]

Greetings all,

This posting appeared on the New Jersey Technology Listserv about the new Google Lookout for Android due to be released later this year.  

Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 10:40:52 -0400 
From: "Janie Degenshein" <jdegen16 at comcast.net> 
To: "new jerseytechdiv" <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org> 
Subject: [Njtechdiv] Google to get the lookout app for android out 
	later this year 
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Stated at a conference held last Tuesday. . . 
and received some info by Lester Cameron. . . 
Good news Android users 
Google has been working on lots of awesome things that didn?t get a mention 
during its I/O keynote on Tuesday. One of those things is an app called 
Lookout that helps blind and visually impaired people discover the world 
around them. Here?s how it will work when it lands on Android later this 
year. 
 
There are 253 million blind or visually impaired people in the world, Google 
says. The company feels it has a responsibility to use its technologies to 
help those people live a more fulfilling life and become more independent. 
Lookout helps them do that by providing auditory cues as users encounter 
objects, text, and people while they navigate the world around them. 
 
By using your smartphone?s rear-facing camera, Lookout identifies important 
items in your environment and reports the information it believes is 
relevant. This might include things like exit signs, the location of a 
bathroom, people or objects nearby, and even text in a book. Lookout?s 
spoken notifications are designed to be used with minimal interaction so 
that they don?t distract you or get in the way. 
 
Janie Degenshein 
Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have! 
Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) 
state affiliate board member 
President of the senior division of the National Federation of the Blind of 
New Jersey 
President of the Technology division of the National federation of the Blind 
of New Jersey 
NFBNJ Newsline co-ordinator 
jdegen16 at comcast.net